Good for you Leroy Brown. He's probably retiring so that his own monstrous crimes don't come to light. But, they will. Altar boys and Vatican fund misappropriation. Become more secular, people. Organized religion is the root of all evil.

"Most modern popes have felt that resignation is unacceptable. As Paul VI said, paternity cannot be resigned." NPR

NATIONAL GNOSTIC CATHOLIC REPORTER: FAITHFUL ABANDONED

I recall the anxiousness felt on seeing John Paul II, in Abbotsford, B.C.. John Paul II showed great courage deserving the title of Peter.

This Ratzinger has been a catastrophe from the onset. The Roman Catholic Church remains mired in the Dark Ages, as the 'Best-Dressed' retiring German seeks to create two Peters.

BEST-DRESSED POPE Chicago Tribune

Being concerned to see the modern world as a whole and not with a narrow Roman Catholic perspective, Paul VI did renounce many traditional symbols of the papacy and the Catholic Church. (Some of the changes Paul VI made to the papal dress were reversed by Pope Benedict XVI in the early 21st century.) Wikipedia

Ratzinger has been self-serving all along. We can only pray, that fellow Catholics, will at last open their eyes, to TWO PETERS!

QUO VADIS?

LeRoy, sounds like a bitter Alter boy from the '70's. Maybe Father Thomas played hey diddle diddle with him? ... Myself as a non practicing Roman Catholic, because the church would not recognize my marriage to a protestant and because a supposed virgin priest tried to give marriage consuling... I find it funny that people would be so bitter towards the church. When all you have to do is walk away. I still do weddings & funerals.

Steamie

People are bitter towards the church because:

1. They continuously rape parishioners
2. Unlike everyone else, they are not required to pay taxes on the vast fortunes they generate
3. They continuously rape parishioners
4. When accused of rape, many times the accused is simply transferred, not charged
5. They do not believe in civil rights
6. Rape

Of course people are bitter.

Cory,

Did you even read past the 1st line of my post? I don't think so. I lived the life of a catholic and saw the crap going on and left the church. Instead of being bitter and hateful. I walked away. People who remain bitter have major issues. Like get over yourself and move on. Why let it eat at you? It will destroy you.

So Cory. I understand. You are one of those weak willed ones. Too stupid to move on.

Steamie2010 post 1.4:

I still do weddings & funerals.

Why?

Lol Pope Benedict covered up nothing. This isn't a Rome matter. It comes down to each Diocese and Parish. Leave a holy man out of this.

Thanks Pope,

We all have Hope.

cory1980 post #1.6:

People are bitter towards the church because:
1. They continuously rape parishioners

2. Unlike everyone else, they are not required to pay taxes on the vast fortunes they generate

3. They continuously rape parishioners

4. When accused of rape, many times the accused is simply transferred, not charged

5. They do not believe in civil rights

6. Rape

The reality is that people don't like the Church because of Her she says abortion, contraception, sex outside of marriage between a man and woman, in-vitro fertilization, embryonic stem cell research, and euthansia are all gravely sinful and could cause one to spend eternity in Hell--and eternity is a long time. They also have strongest claim to have the moral authority to speak for God on these issues. Read post #20. If you disagree with the Catholic Church's position on these issues where does your moral authority come from? G.K. Chesterton said it best: “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried”. Most importantly, the Catholic Church knows living by Her (God's) rules on morality is very hard, but She teaches no sin is greater than God's mercy.

Lol Pope Benedict covered up nothing. This isn't a Rome matter. It comes down to each Diocese and Parish. Leave a holy man out of this.

You're the reason people are disgusted with the RCC.

allen stevenson - Lol Pope Benedict covered up nothing.

Actually he was directly involved in the cover ups of Peter Hullerman, Stephen Kiesle, and Marcial Maciel.

And after 2001 he personally took direct responsibility for all the pedophile priest incidents worldwide, but never once called the cops.

skrekk post 1.12:

Actually he was directly involved in the cover ups of Peter Hullerman, Stephen Kiesle, and Marcial Maciel.

Please provide your evidence for each of the individuals you made that caused you to make such a statement.

Have a happy retirement Ben..some golf, hitting the beaches for a tan, wine and dance..you earned it so enjoy! ;)

I wonder if they gave him a nice retirement plan or that stupid 50/50 401k plans?

Have a happy retirement Ben..some golf, hitting the beaches for a tan, wine and dance..you earned it so enjoy! ;)

You don't think he's been cloistered in prayer 24/7 contemplating and asking forgiveness for the evil he's allowed. He'll just continue the cushy life he's become accustomed.

Bless you all. Now, it's off to Fiji for me.

Cory, the Catholic Church is hardly the only non-profit, tax-exempt organization in the country. There are lots of other, like most of the hospitals in the US, for example. They don't pay taxes on their "vast fortunes" because most of it is given away in the form of charity. More than 90 cents of every dollar donated to Catholic Charities goes directly to support to needy people. The Catholich Church provides more care for the homeless and sick, more support for the needy and more food for the hungry than any other organization in the United States. The leadership of the Church has done some horrible things and they should be called to account for those things. That is happening, although not quickly enough for some. Those facts don't negate the good that millions of people in the world do in the name of and on behalf of the leader of the Catholic people. That would be Jesus Christ BTW, not Benedict.

Shalom2U - Please provide your evidence for each of the individuals you made that caused you to make such a statement.

Easy enough to do. Sounds like you're rather clueless on this topic.

Just to name a few of the pedophiles Ratzinger himself was directly involved in conspiring to cover up their horrible crimes, we have Stephen Kiesle in California, Peter Hullermann in Bavaria, and the even more notorious Marcial Maciel.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/world/europe/10pope.html

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/sex-abuse-scandal-did-archbishop-ratzinger-help-shield-perpetrator-from-prosecution-a-684970.html

One of the most infamous abuse cases Ratzinger covered up involved Father Maciel, of the Catholic order "Legion of Christ", a priest who raped and tortured dozens of children.......including a girl who was his daughter through an illicit affair. Maciel however was a great fundraiser and the church has always been more concerned with money than the welfare of children, so it was easy for Ratzinger to ignore Maciel's crimes. It wasn't until Maciel's daughter came forward with abuse charges that Ratzinger took any action at all.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/apr/24/children.childprotection1

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/father-marcial-maciel-dad-sexually-abused-raul-gonzalez-claims-lawsuit-article-1.181520

Of course, as the Prefect of the Vatican's "Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith" (formerly known as the "Roman Inquisition" and the "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition"), Ratzinger had direct responsibility for helping to cover up the crimes of thousands of pedophile priests around the world from 1981-2005. Since the Monsignor William Lynne case reveals that the Catholic church has a pattern of hiding any documentation which shows the extent of Vatican involvement with individual dioceses which cover up abuse scandals, we'll probably never know how deeply Ratzinger was involved in the current Mahony scandal in LA where the church hid the crimes of at least 122 pedophiles ........but given the strict hierarchical structure of the church it's very likely Ratzinger was personally involved as Prefect just as he was with Kiesle, Hullermann and Maciel.

That's especially true after 2001 when Ratzinger put himself in charge of all pedophile priest cases world wide.....yet he never once called the cops. Ratzinger's #1 priority was always to shield the church from embarrassment and limit the economic damage to the church, and he seemed little concerned with the welfare of rape victims.

skrekk post 1.19:

Kiesel:

http://www.catholicleague.org/response-to-cnn-documentary-on-the-pope-2/

http://whosoeverdesires.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/the-times-take-3-the-stephen-kiesle-files/

http://www.mercatornet.com/justb16/view/7084/

The articles you cite for Maciel no lawyer would say provide enough evidence that Ratzinger knew the extent of Maciel's problem's. It never mentions him directly, but does mention his secretary verbal comments..there is nothing in writing to implicate him as far as I can tell.

http://www.catholicleague.org/entertainment-tonight-smears-pope/

http://www.catholicleague.org/hitchens-is-back-from-the-dead/

http://www.catholicleague.org/papal/

http://www.catholicleague.org/media/

Hullermann case:

http://www.speroforum.com/a/40630/CNN-hatchetjob-on-the-Pope

http://www.oregonherald.com/news/show-story.cfm?id=8012

http://protectthepope.com/?p=1495

joemike:

Those facts don't negate the good that millions of people in the world do in the name of and on behalf of the leader of the Catholic people. That would be Jesus Christ BTW, not Benedict.

Why is Benedict idol worshiped by those same millions of people?

"catholicleague.org" and "protectthepope.com"?

LOL....two very reliable sources indeed, especially the "Catholic League", which seems to be be comprised entirely of noted homophobe and Catholic apologist Bill Donohue.

And "protectthepope" sounds almost as credible. ROFLMAO.

Thanks Shalom, but I'll trust the investigative journalists who actually investigated those cases and who found the incriminating letters with Ratzinger's signature on them.

And while it's very clear from the documentation that Ratzinger was directly involved in conspiring to shield Kiesle and Maciel (and the church) from any legal liability for raping children, the Hullerman case also makes it abundantly clear that Ratzinger knew exactly what was going on when he transferred the pedophile:

Church officials in Essen decided not to press charges and instead arranged for their brother to enter into therapy in Munich. In the letter of transfer, written to the Bavarian diocese that Ratzinger then led, there was a clear admission that the priest had sexually assaulted children in his former parish. Munich was not left in the dark about what kind of problem was on its way to them, the diocese of Essen said last week.

Debi, for the same reason that stupid people idolize rock musicians, movie stars and NFL players - Celebrity.

Debi, for the same reason that stupid people idolize rock musicians, movie stars and NFL players - Celebrity.

It's obvious you never understood or received the rhetorical question memo.

Skrekk post 1.22

LOL....two very reliable sources indeed, especially the "Catholic League", which seems to be be comprised entirely of noted homophobe and Catholic apologist Bill Donohue.

Say what you want about the Catholic League and the other sources I mentioned, but they mentioned dates articles and facts to rebut the your so called investigative journalists who are as biased against the Church as Fox News is against the Democratic Party. If you want to ignore facts then you have no interest in finding the truth; you just want just something to support your pre-conceived opinions.

the Hullerman case also makes it abundantly clear that Ratzinger knew exactly what was going on Church officials in Essen decided not to press charges and instead arranged for their brother to enter into therapy in Munich. In the letter of transfer, written to the Bavarian diocese that Ratzinger then led, there was a clear admission that the priest had sexually assaulted children in his former parish. Munich was not left in the dark about what kind of problem was on its way to them, the diocese of Essen said last week.

From the Oregon Herald article:

"But reaction changed after a case that involved the Rev. Peter Hullermann, accused of abusing boys, and his transfer to the pope's former archdiocese of Munich. While Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now the pontiff, was involved in a 1980 decision to transfer Hullermann to Munich for therapy, Ratzinger's then-deputy took responsibility for a subsequent decision to let the priest return to pastoral duties. Hullermann was convicted of sexual abuse in 1986. However, The New York Times reported Friday that Ratzinger was copied in on a memo stating Hullermann would be returned to pastoral work within days of beginning psychiatric treatment. The archdiocese insisted Ratzinger was unaware of the decision and that any other version was 'mere speculation.' Kasper said in the interview that 'especially in big dioceses, I have the impression that bishops were often not informed, unfortunately.

The New York Times has not produced a shred of evidence that Ratzinger actually read the letter. In fact, Donohue said: " Moreover, when the New York Times broke this story in March, the best it could do in establishing culpability was to say that Ratzinger's office "was copied on a memo." The Times also said that Church officials said the memo was routine and "unlikely to have landed on the archbishop's desk."

When you can produce evidence that Ratzinger read the memo, then you can say "the Hullerman case also makes it abundantly clear that Ratzinger knew exactly what was going on Church officials in Essen decided not to press charges and instead arranged for their brother to enter into therapy in Munich." It is not by no means abundantly clear to a person searching for truth no matter how hard you assert that it is. You need the smoking gun. Neither you nor the Times have it.

Shalom2U - When you can produce evidence that Ratzinger read the memo, then you can say "the Hullerman case also makes it abundantly clear that Ratzinger knew exactly what was going on

Sounds like an impossible standard to meet, but a rather convenient Hogan's Heros type of excuse for a Nazi like Ratzinger: "I know nothing, I see nothing!"

Your argument appears to be that Ratzinger has no responsibility because he was incompetent. On that point I'd agree. Regardless, Ratzinger's signature is on the transfer forms for Hullerman, Kiesle, and Maciel. And as Ratzinger so proudly said of Maciel, he was an "efficacious guide to youth."

Debi - Rhetorical questions usually come from small minds not wanting answers because they have already predetermined the only answer they will accept.

Sounds like an impossible standard to meet

Nonsense. It's an easy standard to meet. Did he reply in writing to the memo or even speak of it? If he did the standard is met; if he didn't your assertion that "it is abundantly clear that Ratzinger knew exactly what was going on" is asinine.

Your argument appears to be that Ratzinger has no responsibility because he was incompetent.

Please provide your logic how you concluded that is my argument.

Ratzinger's signature is on the transfer forms for Hullerman, Kiesle, and Maciel.

There is no evidence in any of your posts that Kiesle was even tranferred--much less that a transfer form exists that Pope Benedict signed when he was Cardinal Ratzinger. The Speigel article provides no evidence that Ratzinger signed any transfer form for Hullermann, but the Vicar-General Gruber handled it. The Guardian article doesn't indicate that Maciel was transferred and mentions nothing about a transfer form signed by Ratzinger. The Daily News article doesn't indicate that Maciel was transferred and mentions nothing about a transfer form signed by Ratzinger. I asked you to provide evidence for your assertions. You have failed to do so. Until you do, a reasonable person can only conclude that your assertions are false.

You don't need a pope or any man to seek and find Jesus! your better off without this guy.

Hey Sorry Too: Hmmmm. Maybe you ought to have experienced what I did at St Thomas More parish in Durham NH. See I ran away from an abusive foster home and for one night was put into St Thomas More parish for safe keeping. No sooner did the officer leave, the priest in his degenerate, perverted ways, sought to save my soul from eternal damnation for disobeying my mother and father and thereby breaking the Ten Commandment of honoring my mother and father.

First Sorry, he sucked me off, to suck out the demon from me. Then he forced me to suck him off to take his "sacred sacrament from him". Even though I puked, he then raped me anally, forcing me to say the Our Father and the Hail Mary while he kept telling me if I told anyone about his special healing I would burn in hell for all eternity. I remember crying and begging God and Jesus Christ to make him stop, but they did not hear or answer me. So I ended up feeling I deserved what I got, that I was evil.

I have horrifying nightmares of bein gang raped in hell. I have tried to kill myself too many times to count, waking up in emergency rooms, having my stomach pumped out, or putting a gun to my head and pulling the trigger, for some reason though the gun jammed. I know that reason now, to speak out against the Unholy Roman Catholic Church of Pedophile Pimps, Priests and the Parishioners who love, adore, worship, defend and protect them.

You want wanton hate? I have it in spades. I hate your Head Pedophile Pimp with all of my heart and soul, because while he was the head of the Doctrine of Faith, he had the responsiblity to take care of at least two of the worst pedophiles in the church and he instead defended and protected his church before he did us children. I hate your Cardinals, Timothy Dolan, William Leveda, Justin Rigali, Roger Mahony, Bernard Law and the many others who covered up for child rapist priests for decades. Because of their cover ups, tens of thousands of children were raped and tortured. I hate the Parishioners, who defend, protect and offer praise and love for these Pedophile Pimps who you al damn well know they did these crimes to your children, but you turn your backs on your very children to defend and protect your church and it's leaders at any cost, even to the cost of the victims and your own children.

So I condemn all of you Parishioners, I condemn YOU Sorry Too, for defending these scum instead of getting off your lazy ass, protesting and demanding they all immediately resign and submit to civil prosecution for their crimes against humanity. I wish with all of my heart and soul, each and every one of you who defend and stand up for these scum, gets violently and visciously raped so you can see what it is like to have to endure the guilt, the pain and the suffering, and if your rapist is caught, they are immediately let go and not charged and then protected from prosecution so you can see what it is like to be denied justice for evil done to you.

Yes, I am man enough to admit it, I hate your Pope, your Cardinals, your Bishops, your priests and nuns, you Parishioners. I hate all of you because you put your Unholy Roman Catholic Church of Pedophile Pimps and Priests and the Parishioners who love, protect and defend them first, instead of putting children first. Because your church and it's leaders seems to be more important to you than your own children.

Here is also a question to you Sorry Too.

Why is it that your Pope, in his infinite wisdom, can go to Uganda and bless Rebecca Kadga, Speaker of the Parliment, who vowed to the Ugandan Christians that for a christmas present to them, she would make sure the Kill the Gays bill is passed.

Why is it your Pope can support through blessing this evil woman and saying she is a fine example of a Roman Catholic, the Kill the Gay bill, but if anyone suggested a bill gets passed to Kill the Bigoted Christians, or Kill the Roman Catholic Pedophiles, it is considered a hate crime? But it is perfectly alright to call it a Christian dogma and defend the passing of such a bill by Christians because we are not supposed to stand up to your bigotry and hate towards gays and lesbians.

Frank LaFerriere: I wish you well in your lifetime. Seems like your "demons" were around for a lot of it. Please take care. If they aren't rotting in prison, I hope they rot in hell if there is one.

hell? a figment of a fertile priest's imagination that is used to scare the "faithful" into compliance. the stick to the mythical heaven carrot

Religion is the opium of the masses.

Sorry too, Jesus warned us that we would face the world's hatred. Look at the hate thrown at us as a blessing....blessed are the persecuted. The Truth will always be hated in a secular world.

Put a fork in it, opium of the masses? It is much harder to live a good Christian life than a hedonistic atheist one....sheesh. BUT, the blessings do bring about much joy and peace, Thanks be to God!

Frank

Sorry to hear about that, hope you are doing better. But why kill yourself?

Speaking of truth; jesus was a delusional narcissist, who's whore mother perpetrated the biggest hoax mankind has ever seen.

Linda, I'm an atheist who does not live a "hedonistic life" in the least. I give to charity, spend time with and love my family & pets, am a steward of the earth, etc....

Religious people do not have a monopoly on being a good person and treating others with respect.

Linda

Jesus warned you that the world would hate you because you do nothing but judge everyone else. Because intelligent people would call you out. Because most people DO NOT think it is ok to raped children. And you are saying that Christians are the ones who are persecuted? Wow. Shouldn't you be in church worshipping child molesters?

I get it now. Holier Than Thou Righteous Christain Judge Cory.

Probably even a Teabagger?

Frank I pray for you.

To Frank: I'm so sorry that you have suffered so much in your life and the terrible evil things that happened to you as a child...I hope that you can rise up out of your victimhood and lead a productive and happy life. Unfortunately, there are many people in positions of power that "feed" on the vulnerable...but that doesn't mean that all people have evil in their hearts...sharing your story with others is a good step in the right direction; exposing those that do these horrible things is an on-going necessity; to help lesson the possibility of this evil to continue against those that cannot defend themselves.

Who's playing dominoes in the back rooooow?

I am!

MY mythical supreme entity can lick YOUR mythical supreme entity

Frank,

Dude, after a while don't you think you need to get over yourself? Good Christ! You have some major pent up issues. If I was you. I'd find a bag of weed. Take a couple of tokes and chill the F out!

You're such a warm, caring, and understanding person, Steamie, that's what I like about you.

Every person who is born into mortality,will at some point encounter suffering.It is part of the experiences of life. Some of that will come from the choices we make, between good and evil. Some of that will come from the choices others make between good and evil. Every choice we make, guaranteed, will have consequences which we have no control over. We come into the world with some things beyond our control.Our parents are chosen for us, our sex, our strengths, weaknesses, genetics and personality. After that, it will be a combination of what we experience, and our choices, which will determine the person we ultimately become.

While we cannot control what others do to us, we can control how we face life.There are ultimately only two things in life we must do.We must die, and we must make choices. Everything else is optional. But the consequences of those choices, are not in our hands. That applies to everyone, the choices of others, and the consequences that result.You literally have so much freedom of choice in life!

But there are those who choose to commit evil acts, which will devastate some. Leaving shattered lives, even causing deaths. People who seem to not care what they do and must be kept away from others, because they will continue to do great harm. Or manage to get away with the evil acts they have done. Leaving victims frightened constantly, with no sense of justice or peace..

There is hope for Frank, but it isn't in condemnation. For his Savior Jesus Christ, has already endured the ultimate suffering, so he, Frank, could one day know sweet peace and healing.Jesus Christ is mindful of those who harm little children, and will hold them fully accountable for the suffering they cause. None shall escape His Eternal Judgment.There is hope for Frank meantime.

But a warning is advised.Pain can be addictive.We can focus on wrongs done to us, and turning inwards, let it consume us.Like a poison, causing blindness to what we do have that is good in our lives remaining. Since all suffer, we may judge ours more, unable to see others also carrying their burdens, as we become self absorbed.Which is why it's important to seek help from others whose vision can better see our essential needs. Self pity can cause so much more devastation, then the original injury.Hatred towards an offender, spreading to those not guilty Having worked with victims, I understand this all too well.

Leroy: Steamie may have communicated his advice without being a tad diplomatic, but he did give him some good advice about the weed.

Frankie, please take his advice. Better than chemicals like xanax and valium and most anti-depressants have a warning about suicidal thoughts--ironic.

Any Catholics with young children should care.

Hey, Cardinal Bernard Law from Boston is in Vatican City - after the child abuse scandals, he stepped down and lo, was granted a job in Italy. He and Ratzinger can have tea together - good times.....

White roses are my favorite flowers but I dislike your answers All the priests, nuns and brothers have known for generations what has been going on behind the scenes. When they found out, they had to have called some one's attention to it and they thought it just a local thing and it would be taken care of.When they found out it wasn't taken care of they should have searched to find out why not. I was in the church for over 60 yrs.(as a convert ) and was the best Catholic I could be and taught my 4 children to be the same . We are all out (2001) of the RCC. except one son who has children enconced in extra curricular activities (boy scouts, charity work etc)who would like to leave and wil, lASAP! But these priests, nuns and brothers that stay knowingNOW, what's going on all over the world, in unending sexual abuse of the innocent sand the financial and homosexual events going on in the Vatican, must now know and leave this evil place. REMEMBER THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN. They will be held accountable to our God for being selfish, not seeing, hearing and being watchful as Christ has taught. There are no acts of Charity that , will overcome these CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

All people should be responsible for their actions but these people are not, when they condone what is going on by staying. No amount of talking by them, will get them anything but thrown out , I judged the Nazi's as a group. These people are acting in the NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. THE nazis weren't. Your premise doesn't hold water.

I feel so much for the abused but I also do something to help them by getting people to realize that the
RCC is an evil place with evil people and it should, as an Institution( of God?) ha ha !BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE THAT THE LAW CAN FIND TO BE CONDEMNED TO DEATH. IMHO

glorybe1929 post 16.1:

All the priests, nuns and brothers have known for generations what has been going on behind the scenes

All...big statement. Please provide your evidence for that statement. I acknowledge that there were unjustified cover-ups.

We are all out (2001) of the RCC.

The Church will always welcome you back...just go to confession.

...in unending sexual abuse of the innocent sand the financial and homosexual events going on in the Vatican

Hardly unending, but there could be events of this sort that have gone on. The financial has been confirmed; the homosexual events has not, but could have happened. Where human beings gather, sin will manifest itself. There has also been a lot of good for humanity done in the Vatican.

They will be held accountable to our God for being selfish, not seeing, hearing and being watchful as Christ has taught.

You and I also will be held accountable to our God for the way we have lived each of out lives.

There are no acts of Charity that , will overcome these CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

Nonsense. For all of us the Catholic Church teaches no sin is greater than God's mercy. All we have to do is acknowledge our sins, ask for forgiveness (for Catholics go the Sacrament of Confession for our grave sins), for Catholics do the penance, and promise to sincerely try to commit the sin no more.

getting people to realize that the RCC is an evil place with evil people

It is too bad you couldn't tell that to Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Sounds like you think she wasted her life serving God's Church--the Bride of Christ. All the good, holy people living exemplary lives that I know who are Catholic are a big reason my Faith in the Catholic Church is strengthened. The Catholic Church is a hospital for sinners; not a sanctuary for saints.

CONDEMNED TO DEATH

Don't you believe in forgiveness and redemption?

Shalom2U - Don't you believe in forgiveness and redemption?

Only after a lengthy prison term has been served so that the rape victims have some sense that justice has been served.

"Life itself is will to power. Nothing else matters."

The sooner you realize that we're not unlike the squirrels who stow away acorns for the Winter, the sooner you realize those altruistic deeds are but a facade, covering the army of skeletons in their closets.

Neither you nor I nor the next viewer to read this are that much different. We've got skeletons too, we're just not in positions to do harm by taking donations and not paying taxes to a government that, at least, repays some of (and that's honestly not good enough) our taxes in the form of roads and law enforcement.

You are living in La La Land!!!.Do your research!!! They didn't do anything of the kind. They have brainwashed you, as they did me. I was in over 60 yrs. OUT over ten and blogging against this evil ever since and it's working. Thanks be to God Almighty!

glorybe1929 post 20.1:

Do your research!!! They didn't do anything of the kind.

What didn't they do? Be specific as possible.

Amen!

You said it right!